Cylindrical packing vessel



Sept. 25, 1951 T. E. ARIJOKI 2,569,088

CYLINDRICAL PACKING VESSEL Filed Julie 18, 1949 'wIII-IIIIIHI T SL222 MiPatented Sept. 25, 1951 [UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Torsti ErkkiArijoki, Helsinki, Finland Application June 18, 1949, Serial No. 99,937In Finland January 13, 1949 4 Claims. (01. 217 '19) The most dry oods ormaterials and. all liquid goods need for transporting and storagepacking vessels. The dry goods are usually packed in boxes made ofboard, while on the other hand the liquids almost without exceptionrequire vesse'lsimade liquid tight of sheet metal or other suitablematerial.

The manufacturing of boxes calls for a lot of boards of fixeddimensions, a remarkable nailing work and eventually clampingconnectors. The work requires plenty of time and is. expensive. Besidesthis the transportation is inconvenient and heavy, while the boxes areto be moved with trucks or by carrying. Such is the case also with manypacking vessels for liquids. If the vessels are made of wood, barrels,they will be, according to the present manufacturing methods, expensiveespecially due to the quality of the timber and the tedious method ofmanufacturing.

The present invention has as its object a cylindrical. packing vessel,easy to open and close and which is assembled so, that the parts willnot break by opening of the vessel and will thus bear several uses.Further the construction is light and strong and the vessel is due toits cylindrioal form easy to move, and the manufacture of same is simpleand cheap.

The invention embodies a packing vessel whose side walls or mantleconsists of a cylinder, made of veneer by bending, the seam or seams arejoined together with a strip of veneer, riveted or glued over the seam,the bottom and lid or cover are made of at least two separated parts,which laid on their place are with the aid of one or more wedges pressedoutwards from the middle towards the upper inside surface of the mantleand theslit betweenthe lid parts caused by the wedges is tightly closedby a sheet or strips of suitable form secured in a suitable manner.

The accompanying drawings illustrate two performances of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the lid;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section at 11-11 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section at III-III of Fig.1; and

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the vessel.

The mantle l of the packing vessel is made of veneer and bent on asuitable mould in a cylindrical form. On the ends of the mantle and ifrequired also on other places are fastened bands 2 made of veneer. Theseam of the mantle is joined with a strip of veneer, glued or securedThe lid and bottom of the vessel are alike and made of two halves fromthe middle parts of which is removed so much of the material that theycan easily be laid on their place. The outer surface of the lid has adiameter greater than the part inside of the vessel end forming asupporting flange 3 on top of the actual lid part 4.

For the liquid tight vessels the opposite edges of the lid halves 4 arefurnished with grooves for tongues, e. g. a tightly fitting veneerstrip9.

An opening in one of the lid halves is closed by a screw 10.

' For securing the lid 4 on the mantle I the inside edge of same isfurnished with a groove 5 and on the edge of the lid 4 has been cut orturned a corresponding tongue or bead 6.

For tightening the lid on its place the outer ends of the slit betweenthe lid halves against the mantle l are furnished with perpendicular,

1 outwards narrowing wedge grooves, in which the tightening downwardsand outwards narrowedwedges II are pressed or struck, as shown in Fig.3, so that the lid halves are pressed by the inclined wedge faces Ilaagainst the mantle outwards from each other and the bead 6 on theirouter edge is pressed in the corresponding groove 5 in the mantle thuslocking the lid firmly on its place.

The tightening wedges II can be placed at some distance from the ends ofthe slit or at the ends of same. The wedges can be arranged either ononly one end of the slit or, especially by greater vessels, on both endsof the slits. When the lid is tightened on its place, the slit iscovered by nailing over it a strip of veneer, which simultaneously thewedges II from falling out.

The described method of securing the lid and bottom needs no nailing tohold the lid in its place. The closing and opening of the lid is thuseasy and fast to perform, only by fastening or loosening the wedges l I.

The coneshaped packing vessels, having different diameters on lid andbottom and alternatively only one or both ends made as shown anddescribed above, are also included as objects of this invention.

The invention is not limited to the details of construction andarrangement herein shown and described, and any changes andmodifications may be made therein within the scope of the subjoinedclaims.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a cylindrical vessel of veneer having a mantle with an internalgroove within at least one end of the vessel, the combination of a lidcomprising two complementary halves with outer arcuate beaded edgesadapted to cooperate with the internal groove in the mantle, the two lidhalves having a slit between the inner opposite edges thereof, spacingsaid lid halves apart; an elongated tightening tongue disposed in theslit between the lid halves to close the major portion of the length ofsaid slit and terminating short of, and spaced a predetermined distancefrom the mantle at both ends of said tongue to provide wedge spacesbeyond the ends of said tongue; and a pair of downwardly narrowed wedgeswhich are movable at right angles to the top surface of the lidoccupying said wedge spaces and serving to wedge said lid halves apartinto the groove in said mantle, the lid halves, tongue and wedges beingdisposed in the same general plane.

2. In a cylindrical vessel having a mantle with an internal groove, thecombination of a lid comprising two complementary halves with outerarcuate beaded edges adapted to cooperate with the internal groove inthe mantle, the two lid halves having a slit between the inner oppositeedges thereof, spacing said lid halves apart and said lid halves havingopposite Wedge spaces in at least one end of said slit in said inneropposite edges of the lid halves; an elongated tightening tongue locatedin said slit to close the same but terminating at said one end short of,and spaced a predetermined distance from, said mantle to provide anopening beyond the end of said tongue; and a downwardly narrowed Wedgewhich is movable at right angles to the top surface of the lid occupyingsaid opening and fitting in the Wedge spaces of said lid halves.

3. In a cylindrical vessel having a mantle with an internal groove, thecombination of a lid com prising two complementary halves with outerarcuate beaded edges adapted to cooperate with the internal groove inthe mantle, the two lid halves being spaced apart to form a slittherebetween and having grooves in the inner opposite edges thereof, andsaid lid halves also having opposite wedge spaces in said inner oppositeedges at both ends of said lid halves; an elongated tightening tonguelocated in the slit between the lid halves and extending into thegrooves in the latter and closing said slit, but terminating short of,and spaced a predetermined distance from, the mantle at both ends ofsaid tongue to provide openings beyond the ends of the latter; and apair of downwardly narrowed wedges which are movable at right angles tothe surface of the lid occupying said openings and fitting in the wedgespaces of said lid halves.

4. In a cylindrical vessel having a mantle with an internal groove, thecombination of a lid comprising two complementary halves with outerarcuate beaded edges adapted to cooperate with the internal groove inthe mantle, the two lid halves being spaced apart to form a slittherebetween and also having opposed wedge spaces in the inner oppositeedges thereof at both ends of said lid halves; an elongated tighteningtongue disposed in the slit betwen the lid halves to close the majorportion of the length of said slit and terminating short of, and spaceda predetermined distance from, the .mantle at both ends of said tongueto provide openings beyond the ends of the latter; and a pair ofdownwardly narrowed wedges which are movable at right angles to thesurface of the lid occupying said openings and fitting in the wedgespaces of said lid halves.

TORSTI ERKKI ARIJOKI.

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